The Conservatives manifesto in a nutshell

Your Conservative policy cheat sheet.

The votes have been counted and the Conservative party had taken the majority in the General Election 2015. So what to expect?

Here’s a quick fire abridged version of the Conservative policies, just in case you need them.

CONSERVATIVES ONCHILDCARE

In a Nutshell: The Conservatives are focusing on reducing childcare costs to make families feel more secure.

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According to The Conservatives, they will be increasing their tax-free childcare scheme from £1,200 to £2,000 a year per child. They will also be increasing the age of childcare entitlement from 7 years to under12-year-olds. This means that from September 2016, almost 2 million working parents (single or both parents) will qualify for up to 30 hours a week of tax-free childcare.

In addition to this there will be an extension to the right to request flexible working to all parents with children under the age of 18 years and a new system of flexible parental leave which allows parents to divide paid maternity leave between them or be able to use it simultaneously.

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CONSERVATIVES ON WOMEN

In a Nutshell: Empowering women and ensuring female equality.

The Conservatives are committed to developing a campaign that will achieve the above the above through introducing legislation to prevent employers discriminating against gender, to address the gender pay gap and to introduce better career guidance for young women.

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CONSERVATIVES ON THE NHS

In a Nutshell: Giving people more access to care.

There will be a push towards having more access to healthcare by increasing the number of doctors and midwives in the NHS, and increasing access to GPs to 7 days a week.

The Conservatives pledge to increase the NHS spend by £12.7 billion, increasing the number of doctors and midwives and reducing the number of managerial staff. They will be controlling health tourism by introducing a fee in the Immigration Bill to cover costs of people not eligible for free NHS treatment, and a simpler registration process to make these people easier to identify.

Cameron also proposes that by 2020, the UK will have a 7 day access to their GPs and longer opening hours for GP practices, giving people more access to care.

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CONSERVATIVES ON THE ECONOMY

In a Nutshell: To eliminate the deficit and recover the economy by the end of the parliament.

The Conservatives are proposing to eliminate the deficit, move towards full employment, reduce benefits to fund apprenticeships and increase funding for start-ups and new businesses. In their manifesto pledge, they are putting forward a vision of a property owning democracy which will be achieved through a policy that allows 1.3 million families the right to buy their housing association properties at a capped discounted rate.

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CONSERVATIVES ON IMMIGRATION

In a Nutshell: The Conservatives are driven to build an economy that provides security for those who ‘work hard and play by the rules.’

For immigration, this means controlling and reducing benefits and health tourism, closing down educational facilities that contribute the abuse of the immigration system, and restricting access to work, housing benefits, healthcare, bank accounts and driving licenses, which will make it tougher for illegal immigrants to remain in the UK. They are also proposing to introduce a new citizen test with ‘British values as its heart.’

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CONSERVATIVES ON EDUCATION

In a Nutshell: The Conservatives would like to streamline the education system to better support the quality of education in the country.

The Conservatives say they are committed to attracting the top graduates to teaching and investing £18 billion in new schools, as well as creating new apprenticeships which will give the young UK population new trade skills and enable them to pursue different careers. The drive will be towards creating better schools and having zero tolerance for failing or coasting schools.

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